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2017 Domaine Jean-Claude Lapalu Brouilly Vieilles Vignes, 3-bottle Lot

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November 19, 2023 - $52

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2017 Domaine Jean-Claude Lapalu Brouilly Vieilles Vignes

750ml

RATINGS

92Vinous / IWC

Brilliant violet. Intense red/dark berry scents are complemented by a sexy floral nuance and a hint of licorice. Picks up a spicy quality with air, which adds bite to the ripe raspberry and bitter cherry flavors. Sweeter on the penetrating finish, which features round, even tannins and persistent red fruit preserve and violet notes.

91John Gilman

...delivers a fine aromatic constellation of cherries, red plums, gamebird, a bit of cocoa powder, fresh thyme, woodsmoke and a gently floral topnote. On the palate the wine is bright, full-bodied, focused and wide open in personality, with a fine core of red fruit, good soil signature and a long, complex and bouncy finish.

90The Wine Advocate

...offers up notes of sweet cherries, raspberries and ripe plums. On the palate, it’s medium to full-bodied, ample and juicy, with good concentration and youthfully chewy tannins...

17.5Jancis Robinson

...banana character...revealing of carbonic maceration, as well as pleasing primary red fruit and a soft brush of tannins on the finish. Really satisfying...really complex and lengthy too.

REGION

France, Beaujolais, Brouilly

Brouilly is the largest of the Beaujolais Cru appellations with 3,000 acres of vineyards. Unlike most of the other Beaujolais Crus, Brouilly is not a specific village. It surrounds the Côte de Brouilly appellation on three sides and in some years nearly 800,000 cases of wine are produced. The region is named for Mount Brouilly, an extinct volcano, and the name comes from “brûlé,” meaning burnt. As in virtually all of Beaujolais, the grape grown here is Gamay.

TYPE

Red Wine, Gamay, Cru Beaujolais

The Gamay grape produces a light, versatile and food-friendly wine. It is best known for making Beaujolais Nouveau, but it is also grown in Loire and Tours. Thankfully the 14th C. Duke of Burgundy’s degree to ban the grape did not spread through all of France.